File name:

ppcore.dll

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/f4f81e11-48d2-404c-bb5d-a736d930badb
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 17, 2025, 14:53:38
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
auto
generic
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32+ executable (DLL) (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows, 5 sections
MD5:

E025FA8354968F298AF3F6EF2F22D7D3

SHA1:

B4221C83A3FFFE7BC358DFC613C3E58FCC522A23

SHA256:

D931078B63D94726D4BE5DC1A00324275B53B935B77D3EED1712461F0C180164

SSDEEP:

3072:jfZqewsJxHmqU6HWYG4cJMnrLM9CdT/VCZlxYVWVhqmSnU4WED9XGN2b97J2Hywq:jt/VCZlxemALD9XGgb97J2DCZn

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  • MALICIOUS

    • GENERIC has been found (auto)

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 5176)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 5176)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 5176)
  • INFO

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 5176)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 5176)
      • slui.exe (PID: 4068)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • rundll32.exe (PID: 5176)
      • slui.exe (PID: 4068)
      • slui.exe (PID: 2384)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (6.3)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: AMD AMD64
TimeStamp: 2025:02:20 08:37:49+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, Large address aware, DLL
PEType: PE32+
LinkerVersion: 14.41
CodeSize: 118272
InitializedDataSize: 69632
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xfbe0
OSVersion: 6
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 6
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
136
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #GENERIC rundll32.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2384"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
4068C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
5176"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ppcore.dll, PPMainC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
6816C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
Total events
1 456
Read events
1 455
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(5176) rundll32.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:POWERPNT
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\POWERPNT\rundll32.exe
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5176rundll32.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\POWERPNT\ppcore.dllexecutable
MD5:E025FA8354968F298AF3F6EF2F22D7D3
SHA256:D931078B63D94726D4BE5DC1A00324275B53B935B77D3EED1712461F0C180164
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
33
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.25:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
864
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
864
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.216.77.25:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
5176
rundll32.exe
145.223.68.18:443
ophibre.com
Koninklijke Cooperatieve Bloemenveiling FloraHolland U.A.
NL
malicious
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.249:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.64:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2112
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.78
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.25
  • 23.216.77.37
  • 23.216.77.21
  • 23.216.77.30
  • 23.216.77.18
  • 23.216.77.31
  • 23.216.77.28
  • 23.216.77.32
  • 23.216.77.35
whitelisted
ophibre.com
  • 145.223.68.18
malicious
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 20.190.160.2
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 20.190.160.131
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 40.69.42.241
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info